U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon sets a tentative trial date of August 14 for the Trump classified documents case. The case will be heard in the federal Southern District of Florida, a federal jurisdiction known for its “rocket docket” that pushes to begin trials much faster than other jurisdictions. The procedural order requires that all pretrial motions be filed by July 24 and sets...
College Board Learns Lesson: Takes Stand Against Florida on AP Course Content
The College Board sent out a nationwide notice to public educators today finally taking a stand against the Florida Department of Education’s demands for modified Advanced Placement (AP) course curriculum. Learning from their prior missteps in bending to Florida’s will regarding the content of AP African American Studies curriculum, the notice states that requested changes to exclude...
Are you hoarding our nation’s secrets in your bathroom?
No? Then this battle isn't yours to fight. Put your wallet away. Stop sending this man your hard-earned money, he can pay his lawyers on his own. Put your guns away, he's not worth the time you'll serve in prison.
It *Really IS* a Battle for the Soul of the Nation
There’s a. lot. going on these days. Feeling like the mighty walls of our democratic republic are crumbling down all around you? I get it. I feel it too. Did any of us really expect anything else to happen? We’ve lived on borrowed time, it seems, with merely the facade of a just and fair and representative government. I wish I could pinpoint the moment in history when it stopped...
Eyes Turn to Smartmatic v. Fox Following Dominion v. Fox Settlement News
Breaking news erupting in alerts on all my devices early this Tuesday evening indicate a settlement has been reached in the Dominion v. Fox defamation case. It’s a bit disappointing for those who were hoping this case would wage on and stand sturdily on some idealistic principals of truth in journalism. Truth matters. $787.5 million matters more. Originally set to begin on Monday, the trial...
Dear Florida: An Open Letter
Dear Florida, I’m writing to you today from a place of great heartache. I know I’ve been rather distant in recent years, and the divide between us continues to grow deeper and wider with each passing day. We had a good run back in the day. The thoughts and memories of your sunshine, your glorious palms, beautiful ocean views, and fabulous sunsets and sunrises kept me going and got me...
A Few Thoughts on DJT…
So here’s the thing about Donald Trump that many people either don’t seem to know or simply refuse to acknowledge: he’s going to say whatever he thinks the people want to hear him say, whatever will allow him to get his way, to get whatever it is he wants, not for you or me or any of them, but for himself, his ego, and his bank account. He does not care about anyone other than...